Tarik Skubal and three relievers combined on a three-hit shutout and Spencer Torkelson had two hits to boost the visiting Detroit Tigers to a 1-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in the season opener for both teams. Skubal (1-0) outdueled Chicago counterpart Garrett Crochet in a game that took two hours, three […]
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Corbin Burnes pitched six innings of one-hit baseball in his Baltimore debut and the Orioles rolled past the visiting Los Angeles Angels 11-3 in their opener Thursday. Cedric Mullins hit a three-run homer and Anthony Santander added a two-run shot while totaling four RBIs for the defending American League East champions. Burnes (1-0), acquired in
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After beating the Portland Trail Blazers on March 18, the Chicago Bulls were tantalizingly close to surpassing the .500 mark for the first time in more than a year. Then they dropped three straight, but the slide did not cost them the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls attempt to solidify their standing
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A little over two weeks ago, the Detroit Pistons overtook the Washington Wizards in the race to avoid the NBA’s worst record. Since then, the Wizards are playing better while the Pistons are skidding again. The NBA’s two worst teams get together for the final time Friday night when the Wizards host the Pistons. The
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The Philadelphia 76ers still have the opportunity to improve their playoff position with only nine games remaining in the regular season. The Sixers fell 108-107 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, and the frustration bubbled over as coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. angrily yelled at the referees after the loss. Oubre
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Kentucky forward Adou Thiero entered the transfer portal, the school confirmed to multiple outlets on Thursday. Thiero started 19 of 25 games played this season, averaged 7.2 points and 5.0 rebounds and swatted away 27 shots. He missed eight games due to a back injury. The 6-foot-8 Thiero reportedly will also enter his name into
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Five days after the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers delivered nearly 300 points in a regulation game, there is expected to be offense aplenty once again when the rematch goes down Friday in Indianapolis. The Lakers (41-32) earned a 150-145 victory over the visiting Pacers on Sunday behind 36 points and 16 rebounds from
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Duquesne has promoted Dru Joyce III to replace retired coach Keith Dambrot, the university announced Thursday. Dambrot had coached Joyce and teammate LeBron James in high school in Akron, Ohio, before moving on to the college ranks. Joyce served as Dambrot’s associate head coach the past two seasons. The Dukes extended Dambrot’s 40-year career —
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The Arizona Diamondbacks designated third baseman Emmanuel Rivera for assignment hours before Thursday’s season-opening game against the Colorado Rockies. The move was reportedly made to open the final spot on the 26-man roster for infielder Blaze Alexander, who batted .400 with two homers and eight RBIs during 55 spring-training at-bats. Rivera shared third-base duties with
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